After his win over Mousasi, Machida (according to the Bleacher Report) once more publicly asked the UFC for a tilt at the title. While he's definitely put himself in the frame the organisation want to wait for the outcome of the Weidman vs Belfort fight at UFC 173 first.

After Fight Night 36, Brazilian UFC official, Grace Tourinho, told MMAjunkie, "In reality, we still have a fight that has to be done, so we need to wait for that fight to happen and then I'm sure everyone will get their chances."

Although perhaps not the news Machida may have wanted to hear initially it may actually play out in his favour as he injured his foot in the Mousasi match. With UFC 173 not even happening until May 24th this could offer the perfect recuperation time for 'The Dragon'.

Whatever happens, Machida is certainly someone who has put himself in a great position for a crack at the belt.

The former middleweight champ has now posted a shot of him in action at the gym (see above). Alongside the shot is the message "Estou voltando" which translates as "I'm back".

While it will be hard for most MMA fans to get the image of Silva's snapped leg out of their minds it seems the man himself is doing all he can to eradicate memories of that fateful night.

Silva has maintained all along that he wants to get back into the Octagon as soon as he can and those claims were given some credence by UFC head honcho Dana White who said recently, "If you blow your ACL, you're out for a year and three months...He broke a bone. He's going to be good."

For Silva's sake, not to mention his UFC legacy, let's hope that's the truth.

Rousey speaks out about marijuana testing

Women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has talked about why she is firmly against marijuana testing in MMA.

The basis for Rousey's argument is that she doesn't believe the drug should be regarded as a performance enhancing substance. Talking to MMAjunkie she said, "Honestly I feel like weed is not a performance-enhancing drug at all... The athletic commission is there to make sure we compete fairly and they are testing us for something that has nothing to do with athletic competition."

Previously outspoken about banned substances, Rousey doesn't feel the same arguments should apply to marijuana testing, “It is beyond their rights [to test for marijuana],” she said, before adding, “It’s actually an invasion of privacy.”

Jessica Eye recently became the first female UFC fighter to test positive for the banned substance recently, according to an order from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation obtained by FOXSports.com.

Since testing positive Eye has been suspended, fined and her recent win over Sarah Kaufman has been overturned to a no-decision.

Rashad Evans will be on the sidelines for at least 6 months (Photo: Getty)

Rashad Evans to be out of action for six months

Light heavyweight Rashad Evans will undergo knee surgery this week to deal with the problem that knocked him off the UFC 170 card.

Although previously Danna White had said Evans would be out for a while it now looks like a definitive timeline has been put on his rehabilitation after an announcement from his fight team, the Blackzilians.

While details of the injury itself remain sketchy at best, Evans' manager, Glenn Robinson, has previously stated it was all down to a 'freak' occurrence during his training camp (via Bleacher Report).

It's a sad state of affairs for 'Suga' who would have been looking to capitalise on two very good wins against Chael Sonnen and Dan Henderson in recent fights.